DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,579

EASTHAMPTON DYE WORKS, INC.
EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 5, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Easthampton
Dye Works, Inc., Easthampton, Massachusetts. The workers at the
subject firm were engaged in the dyeing and winding of yarn.
The investigation revealed that Easthampton Dye Works,
Inc., Easthampton, Massachusetts, supplied components for
upholstery fabric, and a loss of business with manufacturer
upholstery fabric whose workers were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the
separation or threat of separation of workers Easthampton Dye
Works, Inc., Easthampton, Massachusetts.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are
adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Easthampton Dye
Works, Inc., Easthampton, Massachusetts qualifies as adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Easthampton Dye Works, Inc., Easthampton,
Massachusetts who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 4, 2005, through two
years from the date of certification are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade
Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 13th day of January 2006.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance